Temporary binder for pamphlets and other folded articles



z- 5, 1931. H. J. GAYLORD, 1,820,736

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- MIN/EDITOR -M T1vs. s- BY u gaz m WV Patented Aug. 25, 1931 UNITEDSTATES HENRY J. eAYLonnor SYRACUSE, new YORK TEMPORARY Bmmmron PA-xrnLE'rs AND OTHER roiznnn ART'iCLES This invention relates to a temporarybinder for pamphlets and'otherwfolded articles in which one or moresupporting bars are n engaged in the folds of azcorrespondingnum- 1" berof pamphlets, and refersmorepartieularly to the means for locking andreleasing these'bars in and from their holding posi- "of the bottom wallin parallel spaced relation.

tions. i One or more of these bars is orrare hinged ie at one end to thecorresponding end of a channel bar to swing into and out ofithe channel,and each is adapted to enter the fold of the pamphlet or other. folded.article the channel-bar '-1' upon the lengthwise to retain the same inthe channel bar: against 15 accidental displacement, and the main: ob-

ject of the present inventionis toiprovide the 'otherendofthe-channelibar with simple and efficient key controlled means forlocking the pamphlet-supporting bars with: the

20 pamphlets thereon in the channel of. the

channel bar, and'also topermit the locking means to be easily andquicklyyreleasedby the insertion of the key so that any once! all of thepamphlets may beremoved-from their respective bars. and'replaced'byothers if desired." p I 9' Other objects and uses relating to specificparts of the binder will be brought, out in the following description. g

In the drawings Figure 1 is a pers v binder embodying-t 'e variousfeatures of my invention.

W Figure 2 1s a longitudinal verticall'sectional 85 view, partly brokenaway; taken in the plane I p i 1 angle to the cross pin withthe openside of the angle facinginwardly, the arms of line 22, F-ignrel'.Figures 3 and tare transverse vertical sectional viewstakenlrespectively in theplanes of lines 3-3 andv4'4, Figure 2;

Figure 5.is asectional'perspective view of the interior of oneend'ofthe; binder, omitting the covers, inwhioh the pamphlet-supportingbars and locking meanstherefor are shown in their locked positions. v

Figure 6 is aface view ofthe-key. for/releasing thebar-locking'mechanism; v

Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional, view through-one end of the binder,taken inthe v plane of line 7'7, Figure 2. 5" As illustrated this bindercomprises a sheet ctive view; of an open other and in such-manner thatwhen'inaitstu Application flled li'ove'mber 15, 1939. Serial No.495,912.

metal channel-bar 1 of any suitable length i or width" capable ofreceiving one Or 'more-pamphlets'or other folded articles ofpredetermined dimensions, said channelbar beingprovidedwith a flat:lengthwise bot- 15 tom wall --2hand opposite upright side walls-3extending along opposite edges bars presently described. 1i I Theopposite ends ofthe upper portions of the side walls 3-" of thechannel-bar 1' are connected by cross pins5 and -6- in'parallel spacedrelation some distance above the bottom wall -2 for receivingt -i't andsupporting, respectively (one or more,

in this instance three, lock-bars -7-, and an angular lock-plate 8.- i

That is, the lock-bars 7 are pivotally mounted side by side upon thecross pin -5iw near one end of thechanne'l bar to swing vertically intoand out of the channel lengthwise i thereof and extendfrom thepivotw-v-5 to points of proximity to the otherend of the channel bar,but are of appreciably lessiiitc length than the channelbar to-permitthe free operation of the lock plate to and from "its locking positionwhen released, in a mani ner hereinafter described. r a

The angle plate -8-+ is hinged near-itsiiso' as'-9 and -10 of theangle-plate being disposed at substantially right angles to each lockingposition the arm '9 -':will= extend downwardly from the pivot-6+ whilethe -:other arm 'l0 will extend inwardly across and directlyflover theadjacent end's of the lock-bars 7-. for holding the lock-bars; with thefolded articles thereon against accidental displacement from thechannelof the The means for looking the angular plat'e-or bell-cranklever 8 in its holdingposition 2:193

consists, in this instance, of a flat spring detent -11 secured byrivets 12, or equivalent fastening means to the bottom of thechannel-bar 1- to extend transversely across the channel approximatelythe full width thereof between the side walls -3-, as shown more clearlyin Figures 4 and 5 The free end of the spring-detent 11- is normallytensioned upwardly in spaced relation to the adjacent portion of thebottom wall of the channel-bar 1 and terminates almost directly underthe axis of the pivotal pin 6-- so that it may normally lie in the pathof movement of the lower edge of the arm 9 of the lock-plate -8 forengaging said arm and holding the lock-plate in position for locking theadjacent ends of the lock-bars 7- against undue upward swingin movement.

uitable means is provided for producing an audible click when thelock-plate 8- is forced into locking engagement with the adjacent end ofthe sprin detent 11 and for this purpose the pen ant arm 9 of thelock-plate -8 is provided with an inwardly projecting shoulder or stop13 adapted to be engaged by the free end. of the detent -11 after thelower edge of the arm 9 has been moved beyond the free edge of thedetent, as shown in Figures 2 and, 5.

The free end of the detent 11 is adapted to be tripped from holdingengagement with the lower edge of the arm -9 by means of a tapered key-14, shown by full lines in Figure 6 and by dotted lines in Figure 2,and in order that the insertion of the key endwise may properly functionfor tripping the detent, the adjacent end of the bottom wall 2 of thechannel bar -1 is bent upwardly at substantially right angles thereto toform a rigid end wall -15- having a keyhole or slot 16 through which thetapered end of the key 14:-- is adapted to be inserted from the outsideinwardly.

This end wall -15 is arranged closely adjacent the outer face of thependant arm 9 of the lock-plate 8- to limit the outward swingingmovement of said arm in ad dition to its main function of forming aguide for the key -14--.

The pendant arm 9- of the lock-plate -8- is also provided with a keyholeor slot -17 registering with the slot 16 when said plate is in itslocking position, as shown in Figure 2, said slot 17 being open at thebottom to allow the lock-plate to swing from its locking position, shownby full lines in Figure 2, to its released position, shown 5 by dottedlines in the same figure, while the key 14-'is still in position fortripping the detent -11. 7

It will be noted upon reference to Figure 2, 1 that the free ends of thelock-bars *7-- terminate a sufiicient distance from the arc of movementof the free edge of the pendant arm 9 of the lock plate 8 to allow saidplate, when released, to swing from its locking position to its releasedposition without friction with the adjacent ends of the lock-bars 7.

The keyholes or slots 16 and 17- in the end wall -15 and pendant arm 9-are preferably arranged midway between the opposite side walls 3 of thechannelbar l, while the stop shoulder l on the pendant arm 9" isarranged at one side of theslot 17.v to avoid interference with thefreeinsertion and removal of the It is of course, understood that thelockbars 7' will be free to slide axially upon their pivotal pin -5- andmay, therefore, be arranged in normally spaced relation to accommodatepamphlets or other folders of dilfenent thicknesses.

' The free'extremities of the two outer lockbars 7 are preferably offsetor deflected laterally at 18, as shown in Figure 7, to afford arelatively broad bearing against the underside of the overhanging arm1() of:

the lock-plate when the bars 7 are engaged in the folds of the pamphletsor other folders to hold the latter in the channel of the bar -1, saidoffset portions also serving to prevent undue sliding of the fOldQLl'garticles from the free ends of the lock-bars 7- when withdrawing orreplacing one or more of the pamphlets from or upon the lockbars.

lock-plate -,8, spring detent 11+ and key 14- are all preferably made ofcomparatively thin sheet metal,,while the covers may. be made ofcloth-covered cardboard or other com 'iaratively inexpensive ma-' terialso that the entire binder may be made and sold at a comparatively lowcost.v

Operation WVhen the lock-bars --7 with thepamph .lets or folders thereonand the lock-plate -8 are in their locking positions, as shown moreclearly by full lines in Figure 2, and it s desired to remove one ormore of the pamphlets from their 'corresponding'a v16 and its lower edgeengaged with the" free end of the spring detent -1l-, therebyforcing-said detent downwardly against its tension below the lower edgeof the pendant arm 9 of the lock-plate 8*, thus per--mitting-thevlock-pla e to be swung by hand about its".,pivot"i6:to theposition shown by dotted lines inFig'. 2, whereupon any one or/more ofthe pamphlets 'and its supporting bar [7' may be rocked upwardly aboutthe'pivotal pin -5 out of The channel-bar 1, lock-bars 7,',-1:.

fold of another pamphlet or folder if desired,

displacement and replacement of the folder upon any one of the bars -7-being effected without disturbing the folders on the other bars.-

' When the pamphletsare properly mounted upon their respective bars -7-the latter with the pamphlets thereon are swung into the channel of thebar 1, to rest upon the detent 11 in the bottom thereof.

The key 14 having been withdrawn,

the lock plate 8- is then returned by hand I to its locking position,thereby causing the lower edge of the arm -9-''to ride lengthwise of andupon the upper surface of the detent '-l1- to depress the same a ainstits own tension until the low-er edge 0 the arm 9 passes beyond theouter edge of the detent which then snaps into engagement with the stopshoulder -13 and adjacent inner face of the arm -9- with an audibleclick to indicate that the 1ock-plate-v8 has reached its lockingposition, under which conditions the upper arm .10 of the lockplate 8-will overhang the adjacent ends of the lock-bars -7 to hold the latterwith the pamphlets thereon against upward displacement from thechannel-bar.

The construction shown and described is particularly simple, practicaland eflicient for expeditiously binding and releasing pamphlets andother folded articles, but obviously various changes may be made in thedetails thereof without departing from the spiritof the invention. a

What I claim is 1'. In a temporary binder for pamphlets and other foldedarticles, 7 a channel-bar adapted to receive the folded edges of saidarticles, a lock-bar hinged at one end to one end of the'channel-bar andadapted to swing into and out of the channel and adapted to enter thefold of an article to hold the fold in the channel, an angularlock-plate hinged adjacent its angle to the other end of the channel-barand having one end movable to and from a position across said channeldirectly and a key-controlled detent for engaging the other end of thelock-plate for holding the latter in its locking position. a

2. In a temporary binder for pamphlets and other folded articles, achannel-bar adapted to receive the folded edges of said articles, alock-bar hinged at one end to one end of the channel-bar and adaptedto-swing into and out of the channel and adapted to enter the fold of anarticle to hold the fold in the channel, an angular lock plate hingedadjacent its angle to the other end ofthe channel-bar having one endadapted to swing over the adjacent end of the lockabar,

to and from a position directly over the adj acent end of the lock-barand its other end movable in the channel, and a. spring detentmovableinto and out of engagement with said other end of the lock-plate forlocking and releasing said lock-plate in andfrom its holding position,end plate at the adjacent end of the lock bar, the end-plate and saidother end of the lockplate having registering slots for receiving a keyby which the detent may be tripped from its holding position.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of November1930.

HENRY J. GAYLORD.

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